Production Announcement

[Bruce Barton]

The Graduate Centre for Study of Drama
and
the North American Cultural Laboratory (NaCl)
present

_The Passion according to G.H._

A solo performance based on the book by Clarice Lispector
Performed by Tannis Kowalchuk
Directed and Adapted for the stage by Brad Krumholz

One performance only
Friday March 12, 2004
8pm
Studio Theatre
4 Glen Morris Street
Reservations 416-978-7986
Tickets $15/$12 Students/Seniors


_The Passion according to G.H._ is a fierce and extraordinary solo
performance created by Tannis Kowalchuk and directed by Brad Krumholz,
based on the novel, _The Passion according to G.H._, by Brazilian
writer, Clarice Lispector.

G.H. is a happy, well situated woman-- until her existence is turned
upside down by the unexpected discovery of a grand, ancient cockroach.
NaCl Theatre intertwines the fascinating text of Lispector with complex
action, song, and scenographic surprises. This masterful performance
evokes a world of insects, fear, class, passion, and release.

_The Passion according to G.H._ was built over the course of a year in
the Great Jones Rehearsal building of La MaMa E.T.C. and was first seen
in 1998, in Cleveland at the Loon Tree Festival hosted by Theatre
Labyrinth. It then moved to the House of Candles in New York City,
where it ran for six weeks.

Most recently, _The Passion according to G.H._ appeared for a 4-week
run at Access Theatre in New York City, at the Network of Ensemble
Theatres conference in Maine, and received a special invitation to play
at the National Theatre School in Montreal, Canada.

North American Cultural Laboratory (NaCl) is an experimental theatre
company founded by artistic director Brad Krumholz, and actor Tannis
Kowalchuk. NaCl Theatre works in New York City, and at their summer
theatre and artists’ residence in the Catskills. The company engages in
a practical research meant to investigate the impulse, craft and
imagination of the actor. Physical and vocal exercises not only develop
and autonomize the actor’s creative and performative life, but also
develop a unified group, with shared work experience and a common
vocabulary.